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Time (The Revelator)
by Gillian Welch
This is the third album for the California native. David Rawlings has replaced T-Bone Burnett as producer.
| LABEL: |
Acony |
| RELEASE DATE: |
31 July 2001 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Folk |

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
100
Mojo
This is a profoundly good record. [Nov 2001, p.102]
100
Magnet
Welch and longtime partner David Rawlings weave a spellbinding mix of desperation and salvation across this album's 10 tracks. [#52, p.111]
91
Entertainment Weekly
Ironically, while this is Welch's quietest album, with nary a drum or electric instrument in earshot, it's even closer to the spiritual vicinity of rock.

90
The Onion (A.V. Club)
A winsome, beautiful collection of songs... Welch has never seemed more assured, building a creatively expansive work out of modest ingredients.

81
Pitchfork
More than simply an expression of her music, Time (The Revelator) is a glimpse into the artist's personality.

80
Sonicnet
Welch has become a notable talent on that long, rootsy highway, and she and Rawlings have fashioned their own unique sound.

80
Neumu.net
Time (The Revelator) is ostensibly a solo album, but gives every evidence of being a near-telepathic collaboration between Welch and Rawlings, in which every element is carefully balanced to give the songs maximum impact.

80
Launch.com
Along with her partner David Rawlings, Welch pulls together quiet unassuming tunes that straddle the line between country and folk and have finally found a home in the public consciousness via the Coen Bros.' O Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack.

80
Q Magazine
It's gloriously dark and downbeat stuff. [Nov 2001, p.130]
80
All Music Guide
Welch and Rawlings are at the top of their form and continue to make the best Americana recordings without resorting to drenching their albums in guest stars, but by writing and performing heartfelt songs that speak with a clear and undeniable honesty.

70
CDNow
Sometimes beautiful, sometimes disquieting, Time (The Revelator) is something short of revelatory, but it's entrancing nonetheless.

50
Spin
Unlike her major-label LPs, this is a stringently stripped-down, dark-side-of-the-mountain album that's near impossible to cozy up with. [Oct 2001, p.131]

The average user rating for this album is 9.1 (out of 10) based on 20 User Votes
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